Combined couch and storage-chest



(No Model.)

B. A. GARUTHERS & G. P. SAVAGE. COMBINED comm AND STORAGE CHEST.

No. 538,503. Patented Apr. 30, 1895.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ROBERT A. OARUTHERS AND CHARLES P. SAVAGE, OF WACO, TEXAS.

COMBINED C OUCH AND STORAGE-CHEST.

EEPEGIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 538,503, dated April30, 1 895. Application filed May 22, 1894:. Serial No, 512,070. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, ROBERT A. OARUTH- ERS and CHARLES P. SAVAGE, ofWaco, in the county of McLennan and State of Texas, have invented a newand useful Combined Couch and Storage-Chest, of which the following is afull, clear, and exact description.

The object of the invention is to provide an improved couch, the bodyand head of which form receptacles for wearing apparel, bed clothes orthe like, the parts being so arranged as to permit ready access to thestorage compartments when required.

The invention consists of the novel arrangement and combination of partsas hereinafter particularly described and defined in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a perspective view ofa combined couch and storage-chestembodying our invention, the dotted lines indicating one of thepositions to which the main section of the top of the couch may bemoved. Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the article opened up toexpose the storage-compartments, and Fig. 3 is a cross-section taken onabout the line 3 3 in Fig. 1.

The body A of the couch is made hollow to provide a main storagecompartment a, and exteriorly is given any desired ornamentation, and tothe body is suitably hinged the head B, which also is hollow to providean auxiliary storage compartment 19, such compartment I) being providedwith a suitable cover b.

The main or seat section 0 is arranged to be swung upward from theposition shown in Figs. 1 and 3 to that shown in Fig. 2, audit also isadapted to be run lengthwise of the structure as follows: There is atrack rail D provided along the inside of the body A, at the back, onwhich suitable wheeled carriages E run, the carriages in the instanceshown, comprising each a wheel as shown, and a bracket-like frame Ewhich carries the wheel at its upper end, and extends downward behindthe track rail D, and is bent at right angles as at e, such lower bentend entering a longitudinal horizontal groove d in the rail D,

the arrangement being such that the carriage is held to the rail andprevented from being disengaged therefrom. The connection between theseat section 0 of the couch and the carriages E in the form shown, iseffected by forming an upturned end f on one leaf or butt f of the hingeF and securing said upturned end to the frame E of the carriage. Thebutt or leaff of the hinge rests on the top edge of the back a, of thebody A, and the butt f of each hinge is secured to the seat sec tion 0,as shown clearly in Fig. 2. The head B also has secured atone side arail D, in such a position that when the head is folded down to the openposition shown in Fig. 2, the rail D will be in alignment with the railD of the body A, and the opening d at the back of said rails iscontinued through the juxtaposed ends of the body and head, thearrangement being such that when the head B is lowered as shown in Fig.2 the seat section 0 may be run partly onto the auxiliary track D, orrun to the opposite end as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 1, thesemovements together with the swinging movement of the seat section on itshinges, afiording convenient access to the interior of the body A andthe head piece for the packing of clothes therein or removal of thesame.

When the parts are assembled as in Fig. 1, the article of furniture hasthe appearance of an ordinary couch and its functions as a storage chestwill be effectively disguised.

On the under side of the seat section 0, near the front edge, rollers Oare mounted and are adapted to travel on the edges of the fronts a and bof the body and head piece, said -edges preferably being grooved androunded to receive such rollers, as shown in Fig. 3.

Having thus described our invention, we claim as new and desire tosecureby Letters Patent 1. A combined chest and couch having a hollowbody and the main couch section forming a hinged cover for the hollowbody, the said couch section being provided with wheels arranged to runon suitable tracks connected with the hollow body, and adapted when inits closed position to be moved longitudinally in either direction andprojected beyond the end of the hollow body, affording access to theinterior of the same, substantially as described.

2. In a combined couch and chest, the combin ation with the hollow bodyhaving. a longitudinal track rail provided along the inside of the bodyat the back, of wheeled carriages adapted to run on said rail, means forholding said carriages in engagement with the rail and a seat sectionhinged to said carriages, and moving therewith substantially asdescribed.

3. In a combined couch and chest, the combination with the hollow bodyprovided with tracks arranged at the front and back of said body, a seatsection provided with rollers adapted to run on the front track andhaving wheeled carriages adapted to run on the rear track, the saidsection being hinged to the said wheeled carriages, and movingtherewith, and means for holding said wheeled carriages in engagementwith the rail substantially as described.

4. A combined couch and chest, comprising a body, a head piece hinged atone end to the end of the body, the sides of the head section forming alongitudinal continuation of the sides of the body when swung downwardon its hinged connection, and a seat section having sliding connectionwith the bodyand movable onto the head piece when the latter is swungdownward, substantially as described.

5. In a combined couch and chest, the combination with a hollow bodyhaving a track rail along the inside of the body at the back, and spacedfrom the back to form an opening, of a seat section, and wheeledcarriages adapted to travel on the rail and hinged to the seat section,the body of each carriage being arranged to travel in the openingbetween the rail and the back, substantially as described.

6. In a combined couch and chest, the combination of a hollow bodyhavinga track rail along the back, spaced from the back to form anopening, a head piece hinged to the body and provided with a track railspaced from the adjacent Wall of the head piece, the openings behind therail of the body and the rail of the head piece being continued throughthe juxtaposed end walls of said body and head piece, a seat section,and wheeled carriages traveling on the rails and hinged to the seatsection, the bodies of each carriage traveling in the openings behindthe rails, substantially as described.

ROBERT A. OARUTHERS. CHARLES P. SAVAGE. W'itnesses:

W. H. LESSING, IV. S. KINCHELOE.

